A Froyo firmware has recently been released for Archos 7HTv2. This custom firmware is made by birdiebnl, hvdwolf from Archosfans forum and others that built a pretty decent firmware for RK2818 tablets that adapts pretty well on Archos 7HTv2, thanks a lot for your great work.

Features

Please note that this firmware is valid only for Archos 7 HT v2 and will not work on v1.
If you are not sure on which version you have, please check our Archos 7 HT v1/v2 page.

Android Market installation will require to apply Android Market fix to make sure all applications are visible.

We did test this firmware for a while and it did not reveal any loss of functionnality over offical Android 2.1 firmware from Archos. Moreover, it is pretty stable and feels faster than default firmware (Android 2.1 – Eclair).

Installed applications

Ad-hoc WIFI support thru AdhocAble for APAD

Installation:

– Download A7HTV2_22.11.zip
– Connect your Archos 7HTv2 to your computer thru USB cable
– Extract update.img from the zip archive and copy update.img file to the root of your Archos 7 HTv2 device (either the device storage or the SDCard)
– Unmount your USB connection to your computer
– The following popup should show, asking to update the firmware
– Follow the instructions
– After the system is installed and everything is configured, you may want to apply Android Market fix to make sure all applications are visible.

165 COMMENTS

I’ve tried to make upgrade of fw but after installation i got a lot of problem with browser , market and so on. Tried to go back to original firmware give me an error of wrong image (it was take from Archos website)
Pls have you any idea for solve this?

One example is with browser i can’t navigate because it give to me each time error and close himself A70BHT and build number say ECLAIR

I have just upraded my 7 Home tablet to version 21 and I must sat it works pretty good if you have some patience and iron out stuff with forum recomends. My only issue is unable to successfully calibrats screen so need to rotate devise sometimes to select items. Thanks guys!! this device is finally worth owning!!!!!

just like a lot of people here, i also couldn’t mount my archos on my laptop after the upgrade.
i solved it in settings, there i went to USB Mode select, that gives you HOST MODE, there the possibility to have the usb work as host was checked so the usb was working in the direction of seeing what is on another device plugged into your usb (like a memorystick) on your tablet.
If you uncheck this it means that the tablet can be seen on your laptop or desktop again.

don’t forget to check the box again if you want to plug another drive into your tablet.

i rooted my archos 7 home tablet v2 8gb to android 7htv2_22.22 firmware.
Everything is working fine except
a. Now the tablet does not recognize my 8gb sdcard (it was working fine before rooting)
b. My PC (Windows XP) does not recognize removable drives (archos and sdcard
both). It just say removable drive but not accessible.

I pluged in USB, PC recognises 2 drives but no access.
I draw down top status bar, and there is “usb connected” option in list. I tapped on “Turn on USB storage”. But still no success.

Hi, I’ve followed the full process of using Rockchip to get my pc to recognise the Archos via the USB, flashed across the original firmware .img file as per the above post by ‘Admin’. All seemed to go well and in accordance with the video posted further down the discussion board. However, when turning the Tablet on, it now goes around in circles suggesting that it is calibrating the screen, it says ‘calibration was successful’, but then goes through the process again and again. Any ideas anyone?

the thing is I didn’t get the youtube and maps app…
How can I install them?
I tried ArcTools (even though I saw it’s for internet tablets…) but it gives me an error and doesn’t let me install it after downloading…

I did some formatting but then after the flash storage of my A7c can’t be read by my Windows pc… Any suggestions to get this back to normal again…

It also shows on my notifications that “internal flash storage safe to remove”.
Usb gets connected butit wont connect to my pc…
When i click on it, it showed “please insert disk in drive _”
I tried resetting but to no avail…Please help thanks..

I did some formatting but then after the flash storage of my A7c can’t be read by my Windows pc… Any suggestions to get this back to normal again…

It also shows on my notifications that “internal flash storage safe to remove”.
Usb gets connected but it wont connect to my pc…(inaccesssible)
When i click on it, it showed “please insert disk in drive _”
I tried resetting but to no avail…Please help thanks..

Hi All,
I installed firmware 7htv2_22.22 58mb but few apps. loaded.
The July version (7HTVersion2_2011.16) from archive is 73mb so assume it contains lots apps, but what other difference to latest version?

Hi,
I applied 7htv2_22.22 on my device. Installation works fine, but ..
– Where are all the fine apps seen on the screenshot above?
– I tried to install Flash. The Market tells me that my device isn’t compatible with Flash. Why? What to do to get Flash-support?
Thanks for answering,
beegee

Re: the usb is not working….
I had this problem…. Solution – when you plug in USB, PC recognises 2 drives but no access.
On Archos…draw down top status bar, and there will be “usb connected” option in list. You can “turn on USB storage” from here. Now PC shows Archos 7 and memory drive.

Hey, i’ve got a problem with all Web Browsers.
When I start any of them they boot and after a while shut down and disappear.
I’ve tried the normal Browser Software, Opera mobile and the Skyfire Browser.
And my Computer cannot connect with the device.
Please help me!
Thanks Wendelburg

I had problems with the power consumption and battery loading of my archos 7 home tablet to , i went back to one earlier ROM that works much better and has google market install : 7htv2_22.07 18 March 2011

im having some isues, i have updated to the latest firmware, and now my Sd card is unable to mount, it just says its safe to remove, cant connect via usb, so have no way of getting files on to my tablet. also it doesnt seem to revert to eclair when i try reverting to factory settings!! any help would be greatly appreciated

I have the same USB problem , when i put in a sd card , using a sd reader in the USB connector ( any reader ) and i startup the explore application, and selected the USB , this message popup says : : This device has been unmounted

I also had problems to mount the device in my computer after upgrade my tablet with firmware ( it didnt was accessible and had two Harddisks showing there ) The possible cause of this problem is your USB-ports have an error .

That can happen, when you remove a USB-device (any, not only your Archos) while it is getting accessed to.

1. unplug your Archos (!!! IMPORTANT !!)
2. Download this tool and start it
3. Search for an entry called “Archos 7″ (that would be listed as connected:no).
4. right click on this device and select in the popup-menu “uninstall this device”
5. confirm uninstallation
6. reboot
7. wait until your system is running again. Be patient, wait 5 minutes or so.
8. Connect your Archos and select “mount” on its display.

This is working for me , now i hope for a response from someone that resolved the mounting problem of a sd card with the archos 7 home tablet USB ( btw, I put the host to off ( into grey )

Sorry my mistake, it does not has to be not grey but host mode is ok in a green tab to mount your USB with a memory (music) card to play . Afcourse this is the problem as i mentioned here and shows me the message : this device has been unmounted so USB still not accessible .. any ideas to fix .. anyone ?

I flashed it on my A7HTv2 and first it worked fine, but when i connected it to load, the battery didn’t load a bit! Then i tried to connect it to USB to reset the standard, but the connection didn’t work.
Can somebody pls help me?

I am not sure what you mean by the battery didn’t load, please elaborate. Did you use version 11 or the newer 22 version? You can reload any version you wish including going back to the Archos version by placing the image file at the root of the SD card. Just use an SD reader on your pc to load the file on the card and then plug the card into the device. I will allow you to reload the version you want and will erase the file when done.

I used the 22.11 Version and solved the usb problem. With the battery: i meant it always loads a few %, then it stucks and i have to restart the tab.
Now I installeted the 21.04 Version from the list above and everything works fine so far. But now, the battery is only loading if i shut it down. If the Tab is turned on or in suspend mode it displays “loading” and the battery smybol with the lightning but the percentage doesn’t change. (17% and 3 hours later still 17%)
So i need to turn off the device every time i want to load it?
Thx, Chris

I used the latest rom to but had the same load and high consumption problem , if you want to avoid this you best can use this rom if you want the market place to be install. : 7htv2_22.07 18 March 2011

Please read the comment about this Rom and other roms here on there first page :

This particular version (11) is not the latest version available. Most of the problems mentioned here have been fixed. Go to http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=49470&start=368 to see the latest version 22 which seems to be more stable. That location is also a forum where you can get support and get questions answered. Newer versions will be posted there first.

Hmm… Every time I go to an SSL page to signup / login the browser crashes. Is there no way around this? Do I have to import certificates? I only use the tablet for Google Reader but since it is impossible to login this is not working for me.

Any ideas to make this work? Do I have to import SSL certificates manually?

I tried it by placing the file on my SD card and it went uneventful, and worked. WiFi worked fine. However, some apps that previously worked under 2.1 no longer work. Aldiko would not load, always giving errors and it is my main reading app. Apps that are linked somehow to gps would not work, evidently due to the wireless code still being there somewhere. They would load on 2.1, one was CineShowTime and one was google maps. I was never able to get market to accept me even when I created a gmail account it seemed to need. The error said try again later. It does not report everything correctly, for example it does not say it is a 7 HT but some other device. The system reporting doesn’t report on the internal 8G but only on the RAM usage and my SD card. Interestingly it looked like it might support a USB data wireless card but I don’t have one or the needed adapter. The video app either had its own codecs or the system has added some for this release. I was able to use wmv files which never worked before. However, once I started a movie I was not able to abort it. The top bar would never appear. I finally had to use a paperclip to reset it.

All in all it is a mixed bag but I really appreciate the ability to use this and check it out. I reverted but I will likely try it or something like it again in the future. I would like it to be a little more HT centric instead of phone centric. Is there any good way to avoid reloading all the apps? backup/restore perhaps or are there some settings that would get broken.

Oh, I forgot an important point. There was a cellphone failure mode that the unit reverted to often. I had to drag the unlock icon button up the screen to get it to work again. This lock happened every time I left the unit alone for a while. Perhaps there are some config items that would fix this?

I like the upgrade and for the most part, I have no serious issues. However, I cannot calibrate the screen. Each time I try, it says it fails. One corner will not work at all. Usually I will just rotate the Archos but some applications won’t rotate. When playing a game, it can be quite frustrating.
I’ve went through all the settings trying to find something to maybe reduce pixel size, anything, but no luck.

Thank you so much for this site. I have searched fro weeks trying to find this info. Had a couple glitches but for not knowing a single thing about tablets and programming, I think I did good. I’ll probably be back alot as issues crop up but in the mean I am happy. Thanks.

At first I had the same trouble with connecting via USB as many here report about but solved by running 7htv2_21.04. sync from SD. Just used a USB reader to copy the img file into SD, put the SD into my Archos, confirm update when asked.

Hi,
The firmware naming and the corresponding modification dates are somewhat confusing.
Question 1: What firmware to install for the upgrade?
Question 2: If not satisfied, is it possible to switch back to the original version?
Thanks for answering,
beegee

We have done a quick cleanup on the file archive and will update the article soon.
Latest files are:7htv2_22.11 for the Android 2.2 (Froyo) custom firmware7htv2_21.04. sync for the Android 2.2 (Froyo) custom firmware

You can always go back to the stock rom.
If things go really wrong, you’ll need to use the Rockchip flashing tools to flash again.

i downloaded that .img file
by usb i connected with computer
i couldnt copy it because it was protected
in linux as sudo i could copy it there
then i disconnected usb (by clicking, not cable)
nothing happened

The file need to be at the root of the storage area on the tablet, it should get detected when you disconnect USB mount.
Try to check the path where you copied the file and eventually apply a reset to the device and copy the file again.
If it still doesn’t work, you may want to flash using the Rockchip flashing tools (requires Windows)

Not sure if you are dropping the file at the proper place, it should go to the root of the device storage, that is /storage or /sdcard (on the top of my head).
On some Archos models, putting the firmware at the root of the microsdcard works too, that’s probably worth trying. In any case the flash should come when USB is unmounted.
If that all fails, flashing with Rockchip tools should save you, only issue is to get the drivers to load. Maybe trying on another PC is a good option too.

Hmmm, if I remember right, the file should go in /media, that should be the place the USB mount appears on windows devices. Try to copy the file there. If it doesn’t work, try to mount the device on Windows and copy the IMG file thru the mounted drive on Windows. If all fails, I’m clueless => Rockchip flash…

Thanks for your firmware update. I use it now. All are ok. Like me some of my friends change their firmware for Archos 7 Tablet. We are Myanmar. I changed it for them. But they said “Why my device changed Welcome Screen to Entertainment My Way”.They feel it their devices are under someone attack. So can you help me? How can I change only this screen to it’s original. please.

There are hundreds, if not thousands of satisfied users with the information given on Arctablet BLOG. We do it all for free and you should consider the time invested in the project and the help provided before shouting like you do.
At least you could give some details on what’s going wrong for YOU.
Anyway, it’s really hard to “ruin” your tablet unless you have absolutely no clue of what you are doing.
Most issues can be solved and are correctly documented on this blog. We try, as time permits, to provide help to users as well.

I fully agree with your coment. How can they offer a new firmware without testing.
I updated to 22.22 and now – there is no charging – battery is emtpy – and all the programs to resolve that great firmeware-rubbish are not working.
That i learned to read coments before using a new firmware

I recently installed this custom firmware but I had several issues:
– Can’t find a bunch of apps in android market (seems like some filter is avoiding to show them even after appliying market fix).
– Photo app is not working well. The album load ok but when opening a picture it goes back to the album (no full screen showing).
– Can’t install apps from other repositories.
– When installing apps, they appear in phone screen format

After I upgraded Andoaid 2.2 I had some problem with the WIFI Internet connection problem not recognize the RACHOS
In win 7 32 bit driver did not help, just in WIN7 64BIT
I decided to return to the original version 2.1 of ERCOHS 7
After I returned the version ANDROID 2.1 does not recognize the micro SD card in WIN 7
DISK drive ID but does not allow access to it says locked away does not allow access
What to do, have a solution?

I used the Froyo – Firmware a few days and it works very well.
Today i tried the airplane-Mode. Wifi ist out, I expected that. Then i tried to get out of airplane-mode – not possible.
I rebooted, the airrplane-mode is of, but no wifi. I tried to activate in the settings – no reaction. I tried to reset, but no succes.
Can anybody help me?

Hey!!!!
I installed Archos7HTVersion2_2011.12 and now i cant see Archos root neither the SD, so have you or anybody some idea to update or change the firmware. If i connect the archos by USB i can access tu SD and maybe a partition of Archos Memory but is diferent when i enter in a file manager. The root is onlyread so i cant copy the update.img there.

Im sorry but, when i insert a sdcard in the A7HTv2 and copy the image to it, there doesn’t happen anything.
what to do? where do i have to copy the image to?
‘albumthumbs’, ‘data’, ‘DCIM’, ‘download’, ‘lrc’, ‘Music’, ‘Pictures’, ‘sdcard’, ‘system’ or ‘video’ ?

but now it’s installed and i have 3 big problems;
1. Browser and skyfire (which i downloaded) both exit when i open them, so my question is; Is it possible to fix this? (it exits without process error)
2. A few other apps example radio 538 (Dutch radio) exits when i start a radio, those apps exits with an error (example: ‘The application Radio 538 (process mobilaria.android.multiStation.Radio538.radioplayer) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.’)
3. When i want to listen to the radio trough internet (example: http://www.nederland.fm) it doesn’t work. When i click on the radiostation i want to hear, nothing happens, but before i installed android 2.2 on my A7HTv2, it could play those radiostations, what could be the problem? i think there is no application standard installed that could play these files.

The (custom) firmware is a must for this device. If you settle for 2.1 you are settling for an inferior device. Here are a couple of issues and fixes for ones above.

Some people might have issues connecting/syncing this device via USB to your computer, but all you do is connect the device to your pc via usb, drag down your notification bar on the home screen and enable sync. Its similar to an android phone like this.

Another is the firmware isn’t compatible with stock android photo viewer. I installed QuickPic from the android market and it works fine.

And you gotta do the google market fix to get the full android market. I did it a couple times because it gets out of date.

Hello, I have a question:
how do you back to reinstall eclair?
if archos 7 no work in windows no driver…. how do you copy the firmware file in the memory flash of tablet?????…
wait your answer.
thanks.

I had the same issue and this solved it:
When I plug the ARCHOS into my computer, the Windows Hardware installation window asks me to install a driver. What should I do?
Normally, Windows should not do this because it should see the ARCHOS device as an external hard drive, for example ARCHOS 7 (E:). If you get the Hardware installation window, your device settings may have accidently been modified. Go to Menu > Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging and uncheck that item. This comes right from the Archos web site.

When doing this sort of thing, one of the most inportant thing to solve is the driver. You guys did not seem to include the driver in the package. That is a real bummer. Solve that plus the other issues and i will probably reinstall. I can’t do it as it is now. Too buggy and the lack of an included driver for W7 64 bit is a no no.

Hello, Akin, I have a question for you:
how do you back to reinstall eclair?
if archos 7 no work in windows no driver…. how do you copy the firmware file in the memory flash of tablet?????…
wait your answer.
thanks.

after installation android froyo: – archos 7ht v2:
– no conexion pc no driver in win7 and xp
-no work usb , no work with pendrive memory usb.
-I need drivers for win7 and xp.
-when battery is 12% the tablet shut down and power off and charger is need.
please thanks.

Thanks Anthony, I fixed the wifi issue by re-installing the firmware, my computer still does not recognize it thought, is there a driver somewhere? Another issue is the status in “about device” is crashing every time, is there a fix for that?
Thanks

after installation android froyo: – archos 7ht v2:
– no conexion pc no driver in win7 and xp
-no work usb , no work with pendrive memory usb.
-I need drivers for win7 and xp.
-when battery is 12% the tablet shut down and power off and charger is need.
please thanks.

bro i have the same problem and a fix.
sorry for my bad enlish
i have the archos put in recovery and dan i lock de lock button till its done with the recovery.
when its done i had for 1 minute usb conection and then i format de main disk on de arcos and put a new update on it.
i reflash the arcos and now its good all the way.
i hopee that i help you now.
this updates from this site sucks and it will now good for youre device. greetings my friend

I put a performance testing application on my eClair 2.1 system and got exactly the same results. I do not think this is related to this firmware release. I may be just a measuring method. The clock rate is what the fast number is but the actual performance is likely slower.

We do our best to improve Arnova firmwares, we do test as much as possible before releasing.
It should work for most of the users and we have dozens of reports of happy users, we do listen for the problems and try to correct them.
You can use Rockchip firmware tools to flash another firmware on your device.

Admin How are you doing..i have a serious question here..
Can you guys make the firmware this way that it dont start up all
these programs at the same time after a boot?

Advanced task killer is the only way i can kill all useless processes hugging memory of the device..especially in the v1 running 2.1 firmware of this site..running Very well after killing the tasks..running on the background..
How a bout a Android config witch lets you block acces of the programs to the startup manager..that would make even the slower devices run 80% better and faster and less stuck’s witch can only be fixed with a hard reset (pin at the back)

I brought back the V1 and got my V2 Archos send to me in the first place after my first v1 broke down..so i will unpack and then do this update Firmware-i have another V2 that runs the origiina software ..so this one is to test and play ..:D

Special Big Up to this site and the Firmware makers -without you guys this Archos device would be not so much pleasure.

Thanks for your firmware update. I use it now. All are ok. Like me some of my friends change their firmware for Archos 7 Tablet. We are Myanmar. I changed it for them. But they said “Why my device changed Welcome Screen to Entertainment My Way”.They feel it their devices are under someone attack. So can you help me? How can I change only this screen to it’s original. please.

First,
Thanks,i did it,it’s working. Froyo on my v2 with full market.
But i dont understand
why 2.6.25 old kerner, if it is android 2.2.1?
why 311mhz the cpu frek, if it has 800?
why doesnt works games and freezz, if the froyo in game
Can 10x more fps like eclair?
I’w like play angryb. Armageddon sq. Toywars ect..
But did not work any.